Earth's Layers, Plates, Volcanoes and Earthquakes

This layer of the Earth is the only layer that is 100% liquid?

• outer core

• inner core

• mantle

• crust

The sudden movement of Earth's plates cause ...

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

• tornadoes

• tropical storms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Pangea is ...

• the world's largest earthquake

• the world's smallest earthquake

• the name given to the ONE continent - millions of years ago when ALL of the continents were ONE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The many pieces of Earth's crust which are constantly moving and cause earthquakes are called ...

• pieces

• plates

• puzzles

• boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The name of the plate boundary where two plates move TOWARDS each other (ex. car crash)

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

The theory that states the Earth's crust is made of many PLATES which constantly move is called the ...

• Theory of Relativity

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Theory of Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earthquakes typically occur _________________.

• In the middle of tectonic plates

• only in California

• only in the middle of the ocean

• along plate boundaries (where the plates come together)

This is the thickest layer of the Earth?

• crust

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

• Mantle

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

How many layers are there in the Earth?

• 6

• 5

• 3

• 4